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The mosaic group pictured at Assin Manso Ancestral River Park
The mosaic group pictured at Assin Manso Ancestral River Par...
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The mosaic group pictured on the beach at Coconut Grove Resort in Cape Coast, Ghana
The mosaic group pictured on the beach at Coconut Grove Reso...
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Boats by Cape Coast in Ghana, Africa taken during the Ghana Mosaic Trip.
Boats by Cape Coast in Ghana, Africa taken during the Ghana ...
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Canoes pictured on the coast of the Atlantic
Canoes pictured on the coast of the Atlantic
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The view from Elmina Castle in Elmina, Ghana
The view from Elmina Castle in Elmina, Ghana
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The crashing waves of the Atlantic Ocean seen from shore of Cape Coast.
The crashing waves of the Atlantic Ocean seen from shore of ...
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People fishing on the Cape Coast taken during Ghana Mosaic Trip.
People fishing on the Cape Coast taken during Ghana Mosaic T...
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The students were able to see Elmina Castle from One Africa Guest House where they stayed during their time in Ghana.
The students were able to see Elmina Castle from One Africa ...
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The view from atop Cape Coast Castle in Cape Coast, Ghana
The view from atop Cape Coast Castle in Cape Coast, Ghana
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Canons atop Cape Coast Castle overlooking the Atlantic Ocean
Canons atop Cape Coast Castle overlooking the Atlantic Ocean...
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Students pictured exploring the courtyard of Elmina Castle
Students pictured exploring the courtyard of Elmina Castle
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Maretta Sonn '16 takes a moment to reflect on the images seen at Elmina Castle.
Maretta Sonn '16 takes a moment to reflect on the images see...
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A side view of Elmina Castle in Elmina, Ghana
A side view of Elmina Castle in Elmina, Ghana
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The "Door of Return" at Cape Coast Castle - It is supposed to counter the notorious "Door of No Return" and symbolize the return of people with African ancestry.
The "Door of Return" at Cape Coast Castle - It is ...
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The "Door of Return" at Cape Coast Castle. Slaves left through this door to board the slave ships and once they left, they never returned.
The "Door of Return" at Cape Coast Castle. Slaves ...
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A holding cell for Whites who misbehaved
A holding cell for Whites who misbehaved
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This plaque is displayed at both Cape Coast and Elmina Castle in memory of the enslaved Africans and in celebration of those who have returned home.
This plaque is displayed at both Cape Coast and Elmina Castl...
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The view from a balcony inside Elmina Castle in Elmina, Ghana
The view from a balcony inside Elmina Castle in Elmina, Ghan...
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A holding cell where slaves were kept if they misbehaved
A holding cell where slaves were kept if they misbehaved
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A frontal view of Elmina Castle
A frontal view of Elmina Castle
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Located in the center of Elmina Castle, this former church now acts as the castle museum.
Located in the center of Elmina Castle, this former church n...
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Students Shanice Grant '14, Frank Williams III '15, Chalise Saunders '14 and Professor Lynn Johnson stand with some of the staff at the hospital where they volunteered.
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The Last Bath memorial site in Assin Manso recognizes revolutionary diasporic people who have made major contributions in Africa and the Americas.
The Last Bath memorial site in Assin Manso recognizes revolu...
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Traces of slavery found recently in Assin Manso - Cape Coast, Ghana
Traces of slavery found recently in Assin Manso - Cape Coast...
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Bonwire Kente Weaving Village in Kumasi, Ghana
Bonwire Kente Weaving Village in Kumasi, Ghana
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Chalise Saunders '14 learns how to weave kente cloth
Chalise Saunders '14 learns how to weave kente cloth
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A Ghanaian batik cloth maker helping Frank Williams III '15 stamp his batik cloth
A Ghanaian batik cloth maker helping Frank Williams III ...
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Maretta Son '16 learns how to weave kente cloth
Maretta Son '16 learns how to weave kente cloth
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Frank Williams III '15 thanks the talented seamstress for her hard work in the creating his new Kente Cloth shirt.
Frank Williams III '15 thanks the talented seamstress f...
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Students patiently wait as their colorful batik cloth is hung on a clothesline to dry
Students patiently wait as their colorful batik cloth is hun...
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Students visited Cape Coast University and met with professors in the Africana Studies Department.
Students visited Cape Coast University and met with professo...
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Mosaic students got the chance to experience life in Cape Coast, Ghana
Mosaic students got the chance to experience life in Cape Co...
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Musical performance from repatriated African Americans in Cape Coast, Ghana
Musical performance from repatriated African Americans in Ca...
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Sarah Kleine '16, Shanice Grant '14, Chalise Saunders '14, Dominique Brown '15, and Maretta Son '16 pictured in front of the chalet they stayed in during the trip.
Sarah Kleine '16, Shanice Grant '14, Chalise Saund...
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Students visited the Bonwire Kente Village in Kumasi, Ghana
Students visited the Bonwire Kente Village in Kumasi, Ghana
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Frank Williams III '15 on the canopy walk at Kakum National Park in Cape Coast, Ghana.
Frank Williams III '15 on the canopy walk at Kakum Nati...
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Students walking along the canopy walk in Kakum National Park
Students walking along the canopy walk in Kakum National Par...
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Birthing room at the Maternity Unit of Adisadel Urban Health Centre located in Ghana, West Africa.
Birthing room at the Maternity Unit of Adisadel Urban Health...
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Students Hannah Glick '15, Sarah Kleine '16, Frank Williams III '15, Chalise Saunders '14, Maretta Sonn '16, Dominique Brown '15, and Shanice Grant '14 pictured with hospital staff at the Adisadel Urban Health Centre in
Students Hannah Glick '15, Sarah Kleine '16, Frank...
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Mosaic participants helped paint the maternity unit of the Adisadel Urban Health Centre.
Mosaic participants helped paint the maternity unit of the A...
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Ghana Mosaic participants standing outside the Adisadel Urban Health Centre after painting the Maternity Unit.
Ghana Mosaic participants standing outside the Adisadel Urba...
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Ghana Mosaic picture.
Ghana Mosaic picture.
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Ghana mosaic participants visited the Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston. Originally established as the Avery Normal Institute, it now contains several archival collections and museum exhibitions honoring African Americans in Charleston.
Ghana mosaic participants visited the Avery Research Center ...
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The Aiken-Rhett House is considered an urban plantation that once housed South Carolina Governor William Aiken, his family, and his slaves. The house now stands in historic downtown Charleston and is open to the public as a museum.
The Aiken-Rhett House is considered an urban plantation that...
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Sweetgrass baskets have become a staple for African American Gullah culture in South Carolina. This picture features two sweetgrass baskets sewn with sweetgrass, palmetto leaves, and dyed pine needles.
Sweetgrass baskets have become a staple for African American...
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Mosaic participants had a chance to visit the City Market in historic downtown Charleston, SC.
Mosaic participants had a chance to visit the City Market in...
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The Charleston City Market spans four blocks of downtown featuring an assortment of vendors selling tourist items, paintings, pottery, and Charleston's famous sweetgrass baskets.
The Charleston City Market spans four blocks of downtown fea...
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Mosaic participants gather around Gullah basket maker Louis Johnson, as he teaches them the art of sweetgrass basket making.
Mosaic participants gather around Gullah basket maker Louis ...
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This picture features a slave cabin at Boone Hall Plantation in Mt. Pleasant, SC. Unlike most slave cabins of the time, this cabin is made of brick with four windows for ventilation and a large door for entry and exit.
This picture features a slave cabin at Boone Hall Plantation...
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Ghana mosaic participants visited the Boone Hall Plantation in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. This picture features the mansion designed to emulate the home that was once occupied by slave owners.
Ghana mosaic participants visited the Boone Hall Plantation ...
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Mosaic participant Shanice Grant '14 takes a picture in front of Philip Simmons's home in Charleston, SC. Simmons was a notable South Carolinian locksmith who designed iron gates located all over the streets of Charleston
Mosaic participant Shanice Grant '14 takes a picture in fron...
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One of the stops on the Charleston Gullah tour was the home of the notable South Carolinian blacksmith Philip Simmons, which has now been converted into a museum
One of the stops on the Charleston Gullah tour was the home ...
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Mosaic participants took a sweetgrass basket making class in Charleston, SC with local Gullah basket makers
Mosaic participants took a sweetgrass basket making class in...
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Mosaic participants visited Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, one of the common holding places for imported enslaved Africans
Mosaic participants visited Sullivan's Island, South Carolin...
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Mosaic participants took a sweetgrass basket making class in Charleston, SC with local Gullah basket makers
Mosaic participants took a sweetgrass basket making class in...
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Mosaic participants visited the Old Slave Mart Museum in Charleston, SC. It originally stood as a building where slaves were held before sales, but it has since been transformed into a museum highlighting the role of Charleston in the domestic slave trade
Mosaic participants visited the Old Slave Mart Museum in Cha...
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Mosaic participants had the pleasure of eating at Alluette's Holistic Soul Food Cafe in Charleston, SC
Mosaic participants had the pleasure of eating at Alluette's...
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Mosaic students were able to take a sweetgrass basket making class with two Gullah basket makers
Mosaic students were able to take a sweetgrass basket making...
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Mosaic particpants watched the "Exploring The Gullah Culture" presentation at the Boone Hall Plantation Gullah Theater featuring Gullah Joe. Students Shanice Grant '14, Chalise Saunders '14, Sarah Kleine '16, and Maame Akua Marfo '14 pose with Gullah Joe
Mosaic particpants watched the "Exploring The Gullah Culture...
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Mosaic students had the chance to visit Toni Morrison's "Bench by the Road" on Sullivan's Island, SC
Mosaic students had the chance to visit Toni Morrison's "Ben...
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